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Language Comparison: Limburgish vs Makassar
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Aspect | Limburgish | Makassar |
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Family | Indo-European, Germanic | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 1.6 million | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | A Low Franconian language with significant tonal distinctions, Limburgish has characteristics of both Dutch and German, influenced by its geographical and historical context. | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Netherlands (Limburg province), Belgium (Limburg province), and small parts of Germany | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) |
Tonal | Yes, uses pitch accent to distinguish meanings | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, but retains remnants of the older case system in pronouns | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Old Low Franconian | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | From Dutch, French, and German | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Includes various regional dialects such as Maastrichtian, Hasseltian, and Kerkrade Limburgish, with significant phonological differences | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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Language Facts:
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